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Gilkerson's Fussy Baby Network recognized

Erikson professor Linda Gilkerson was named one of the “50 people who make Chicago a better place” by the Chicago Sun-Times on Aug. 25.

The paper noted that the Fussy Baby Network, which Gilkerson launched in 2004, has been a lifesaver for more than 3,000 families who cannot soothe their newborns. The network provides comfort, support, ideas, and evaluations through a telephone warmline, home visits, and a clinic.

For years, pediatrician Dr. Nadine Burke Harris treated children’s chronic conditions the way she was taught in medical school: Prescribing medication to ease symptoms. But it was a conversation with a 10-year-old patient’s mother that got her thinking differently. “The

Throughout her 30-year career, Jie-Qi has had one primary focus: improving the quality of early childhood education. Whether working directly with children as a classroom teacher, conducting applied child development research, or improving teacher education and practice through her leadership

Since its inception in 2012, the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy has profoundly shaped the lives of millions of families in the United States, providing an avenue for certain undocumented immigrants to achieve the American dream. However,